Why do Jewish people celebrate a new year in September ?
Jews celebrate several new years; the most important being the calendar year and the religious year. Rosh HaShana is the beginning of the calendar year and is in honor of the creation of the world. At the shofar blowing, the congregation calls out, “Today the world was created.” Passover is the beginning of the religious year because it marks the beginning of the Jewish people as a nation as a reult of the exodus from Egypt. A Happy New Year to everyone; we pray for a year of peace, health and prosperity.
